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I bought a Bamboo tablet but didn’t invest the time trying to get used to it, maybe someday. I have been sticking with my old Logitech Revolution MX for many years. I bought a new mouse, but it just doesn’t cut it as far as programmable buttons and comfort. Please let me know if you get used to the Bamboo and how it works for photo editing.

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I blew my plan for this one. Some local guy opened his car collection to the public today and I went to see it, but I only took a 50mm lens. This guy had so many cars all packed into a building that I couldn’t get any decent shots of the whole cars. I did get some close-ups that might work, if they don’t have my drool on the cars. There was everything from an old supercharged Auburn to a Bugatti Veyron.

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I think the B&W fits some images well and some not as well. I entered one in sepia because I tried it in B&W first but it didn’t look good. Here is the color version for comparison.

I really like Mopsy’s nuts and Ennuipoet’s squeaky wheel. I tried to capture intricate inner workings like that but mine just looked too busy, yours has good framing that works like a windows to peer inside.

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I took all of my entries last night. The old farm implements are in a local park that is most famous for being a great place to photograph birds, but I spend a lot of time there and found these in a back section. I have photo of them from last January as well, but I like the recent ones better.
B’s:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and I forgot about this rust colored building. The building doesn’t quite fit the theme and isn’t from last night, but I like it. Mopsy might recognize it, since it’s in da U.P.

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I don’t think that I ever want to shoot a wedding, especially after reading that. I don’t think that I would like the pressure, knowing that there aren’t any do-overs. The worst would be the editing, as you said. What lenses did you use?

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I had to go back and check, and yes I started with that. I just read it again and noticed that he has a link to an explanation of his triggering circuit, which I didn’t see before. Instead of the 2N2222 transistors I am using tiny relays. They may not be fast enough, so I need to test it. But I went that way to keep the trigger 100% isolated from the board’s output just to be safe. I have the transistors and will use them if the relays are too slow. I added a pot for sensitivity adjustment, an extra (switched) photoresistor in case I orient the unit in a strange way (strapped to tripod?), and also a PIR sensor that I had sitting around for motion detection. I’ll try that out on birds or animals maybe. I rigged it up and it seems to work in my office, I just need to make a nice cable for it then test the speed. This is the first thing I’ve made with an Arduino and I sure wish they were around when I was a kid.

Those photos are super, if I can capture anything near that I’ll be happy.

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I can’t wait either. I built a lightning trigger based on an Arduino board and modified plans from the internets. I haven’t been able to try it yet though, Michigan doesn’t have the greatest storms. Last year I was living in Mississippi and we had more storms than I cared for, especially the tornado types. I’m limited to trying this at home because I’d be afraid to take that device onto an airplane, the TSA would freak out.

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I’m out this week too, sorry. I have a big stack of albums at home to use, but that is about 600 miles away. I’ve been shooting for rust but haven’t decided on anything yet.

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I’m an opportunistic photographer and try to capture whatever is around me. I travel a lot for work and really, really wish that I had more of an interest in photography years ago. While I’ll never be able to go back in time and capture all the things I’ve seen, I’m doing my best now. I do enjoy taking photos of wildlife and birds, but that is a result from me liking to be outdoors. I would really like to try some portrait photography, but that involves setting up lighting and finding a subject and my wife is only so patient.

I really admire the people who have a specialty and excel at it, so I try to learn from them; and there is some really great talent around here. Otherwise I’m pretty much on my own trying to learn things. The only photographer I know in real life only does wet plates, so this place has really helped me see what is possible with photography.

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Mine is: http://bender16v.com
Not too much content, but I try to keep up with it. Thanks!

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Since this thread has come back up, I’ll give my limited input. A few months ago I bought a Vanguard 263AT: http://www.adorama.com/VGT263AB100.html from my local shop.
I haven’t used it much, but I really like the way the center shaft comes out at various angles. It’s pretty big and heavy so I haven’t taken it walking with me, my slingshot pack is heavy enough. I used it yesterday for some macro shots of water on flower leaves and it lets you get about any angle you want. I like the flexibility of the ballhead, but at the same time it can be touchy if I am trying to get a straight frame set up.

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That is pretty slick how they have “developed” a system to do everything in one place. I wonder what the photographer was saying at the end of the video? It seems like the guy stiffed him.

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I ran CHDK on my old Canon SD450 several years ago, but I didn’t know what any of it did at the time. Now I see that it adds tons of features and would buy a Canon P&S just to be able to run that.

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Thank you! I hope it wasn’t too much trouble.

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I agree with you ennuipoet, and saw the piece “Everything You Want, Right Now” in a gallery Friday that sadly sums up a lot about our current society. Over the past few years I’ve tried to isolate myself from that and to make a conscious effort to actually learn things, first off by ditching my tv. I wonder how many people’s last words are “I wish I had watched more tv and sat around idly rather than doing things”?

While my photography isn’t great, I realize it is a skill that I must commit to learning which takes a lot of time similar to some of my other interests. These types of things actually take effort, which seems to really be lacking from the general public. The only thing that bothers me about the skydive photo shoot is who the hell decided to pay for that? I can’t imagine that it was cheap. I wonder if they got the result for which they were expecting? Maybe I should have read the whole article, but I lost interest part way through.

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